Crusty Chicken Casserole With Cheese Batter

Description

I found this recipe in the australian women's weekly chicken cookbook. Really tasty and easy – my family loved it, so i decided it was a keeper.

Ingredients

• Onion
• Shallots
• Celery Rib
• Water
• Butter
• Bacon
• Mushrooms
• Cream Of Chicken Soup
• Sour Cream
• Chicken
• Tasty Cheese
• Self-raising Flour
• Red Pepper
• Green Pepper
• Eggs
• Milk

Instructions

1. Combine onion, shallots, celery and water in pan, bring to boil and simmer until onion is softened
2. Saute bacon and mushrooms in butter for 3 minutes
3. Combine onion mixture, bacon mixture, undiluted soup, sour cream and chicken and pour into greased ovenproof dish
4. Cheese batter:
5. Sift flour into bowl, add peppers, eggs, cheese & milk, stir until combined
6. Spread cheese batter over chicken mixture
7. Bake at 350f for 40 minutes until lightly browned and firm
8. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and return to bake for additional 5 minutes until melted
9. Casserole, without batter, may be prepared up to 2 days ahead and kept covered in refrigerator
10. Not suitable for freezing or microwave